- nek|ton|ic
- nek|ton|ic «nehk TON ihk», adjective.of or having to do with nekton.
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nek|ton — «NEHK ton», noun. the relatively large organisms, such as fish, that possess the power to swim freely in oceans and lakes, independent of water movements, in contrast to plankton that float or benthos that live on the ocean floor. ╂[< German… … Useful english dictionary
ton — abur·ton; ac·e·ton·ate; ac·e·ton·emia; ac·e·ton·ic; ac·e·ton·uria; ac·e·ton·yl; ac·e·ton·yl·ac·e·tone; ac·e·ton·yl·i·dene; ace·tyl·ac·e·ton·ate; ac·ton; al·cap·ton; al·kap·ton; al·kap·ton·u·ria; al·las·so·ton·ic; an·a·glyp·ton;… … English syllables
nek — krom·nek; nek·ton; roo·i·nek; nek·ton·ic; … English syllables
nekton — nek·ton … English syllables
nektonic — nek·ton·ic … English syllables
nekton — nek·ton (nekґton) [Gr. nēktos swimming] collective term for marine organisms that swim actively, as contrasted with plankton … Medical dictionary
nekton — nek•ton [[t]ˈnɛk tɒn, tən[/t]] n. zool. ecl the aggregate of actively swimming aquatic organisms in a body of water • Etymology: 1890–95; < Gk nēktós swimming, v. adj. of nḗchein to swim nek•ton′ic, adj … From formal English to slang
nekton — nèk·ton s.m.inv. var. → necton … Dizionario italiano
Nekton — Nek|ton das; s <aus gr. nēktón »das Schwimmende« zu nēktós »schwimmend, zum Schwimmen fähig«>: 1. das ↑Pelagial bewohnende Organismen mit großer Eigenbewegung (Biol.). 2. Gesamtheit der sich im Wasser aktiv bewegenden Tiere (Biol.) … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
ic — ot·ic; zo·ic; IC; ac·a·dem·ic; ac·ro·bat·ic; ac·ro·me·gal·ic; ac·ro·nar·cot·ic; acryl·ic; adon·ic; ae·ol·ic; aero·stat·ic; al·ca·ic; al·co·hol·ic; al·go·gen·ic; al·pha·nu·mer·ic; al·ta·ic; am·har·ic; am·o·rit·ic; an·al·pha·bet·ic; an·a·lyt·ic;… … English syllables
